than one thousand.former secretary of state hillary clinton told t t standing om only crowd she wants to pay more attention to small schools like keota high. high. it only took hillary clclton's entrance for keota h hh school's gym to erupt loud enough to shake the whole town. town. i mean this is all of our hard work paying off today. for abby hulte, kylie tinnes and megan adams of keota hopes for hillary - we wanted it to be perfect today was perfect. perfect."i wanna say a word about small rural schools like this one because i kkow that was the original reason why you all got so excited and why you were stalking candidates." clinton hit just the points that sparked their twitter conversation. conversation. d try to see if she can do for them. them. actually listen to educators in the classroom clinton hit governor terry

hard.when you have a district doing a good job, it seems counterproductive to impose financial burdens on it.she told keota high school she hopes it can overcome its tough financial times.sot principal nathan carlson:but it's not only about school pride. pride. iowa in general being such an agriculturally focused economy and society and general general hillary clinton 08:01:36 i want young people in our country to think of all the ways we can combat clean renewable energy.it's what iowa stands for making the stents who filled the gym with almost their entire town's population populationhopeful for someone running for the 45th presidency. presidency. we are so excited and this is the best christmas present and just an honor in general for her to be here. here.:since the entire campaign started on twitter - today, the trending hashtag keota hopes for hillary turned into hashtag k kta got hillary. in keota, steffi lee, cbs 2 news. secretary of agriculture tom vilsack and his wife christie spoke before clinton took the stage.the former iowa governor praised thththree students for aggressively campaigning to secure clinton's visit, saying

generations to get involved in iowa's political scene.he said *he supports clinton for her stances on helping people with mental illness and substance abuse.christie vilsack reflected on her time as an educator and a mother, and said she also believes clinton will be a great public servant. on t t g-o-p side, donald trump's lead over ted cruz is shrinking.a quinnipiac poll released today shows trump is only ahead by four-percentage points.florida senator marco rubio ounds out theheop three with 12-percent support. the university also asked voters if they would be happy to have donald trump in the white house.50-percent of those polled said they would be embarrassed to have trump as a president, 23-percent said they would be proud. for more political headlines, be sure to tune into iowa in focus this weekend.it airs every sunday morning at 10:30,

in marion tonight, police are investigating a knife attack, allegedly by this man, 50-year old david merrifield. the department tells cbs 2 newew it happened at about 12-30 this morning on

was taken to the hospital where she is expected to recover from a neck wound. merrifield is charged with domestic assault and willful injury and remains in the linn county jail. mediacom is now threating to take iowa city to court. court.yesterday, mediacom gave the city a letter of complaint and a copyf a federal lawsuit it plans to serve unless iowa city reconsiders recent agreements with cedar rapids-based cable provider i- mon communications.mediacom says those agreements put *it at a competitive disadvanange. sadvantage.the city has until december 31st to respond to mediacom's concerns.iowa city's legal department is reviewing the issue. plans to privatize iowa's medicaidrogram, are creating obstacles for children enrolled in the hawk-i program. program.37-thousand iowa children are enrolled and they'll have to find new insurance by january first.the state terminated ontracts for two of the companies that run the hawk-i program, thinking

implemented by the first of the year.last week, the federal government rejected that date, saying iowa wasn't ready.wellmark declined to extend their hawk-i contract which leaves nearly 75-percent of haxk-i children uninsured. the medicaid changes now go into effect on march first. the f-d-a is lifting a 32- year-old ban on blood donations from gay men, but there's a catch. catch.coming up tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten.hear why local blood banks say the change won't be coming overnight. in cedar rapids, part of a sy road on the northeast side remains closed tonight.e city shutdown part of old marion road near 42nd street so crews can repair sewer lines in the area.old marion is one of the major roads used to bypass holiday shopping traffic on collins road. a new hotel will soon be taking shape in iowa city. city.today, kinseth hospitality broke ground on a new hilton garden inn.it's

downtown iowa city near the iversity of iowa's new music building.those behind the project say it's an exciting addition with some unique features. "with not only the traveling publicicut also the local diners that will enjoy the rooftop sweeping views of the campus and the city, it's going to be a great hospitality location for all to enjoy." enjoy."the facility is expected to be completed in the summer of 20-17. an elderly corridor man is celebrating one of the "spirits" of the ason tonight. toght.the eo-owner of templeton rye made a surprise visit to life-long-fan, jerry stych of cedar rapids.stych's home was heavily damaged during the floods of '08 and templeton's keith kerkhoff - wanted%to surprise the 86-year-old before an appearance at the wilson avenue hy-vee. "oh i tell ya it's all about giving, you know? and it's the christmas holiday, and linda was nice enough to come in here and buy e of the

just anxious and greatful when we told her we'd be over here and we'd sign the bottle and present it to him." him."not only did jerry get an autographed bottle of templeton rye, he also received a personalized jim beam gift set with his name and picture on the bottle. cedar rapids is now being recognizeds one of the digital capitalslsf america. google partnered with research firm ipsos to find the strongest online communities in each state. those cities use the web to find custumers and fuel their local economies. cedar rapids was selected as iowa's e-city of 20-15. university of iowa hawkeye fans are getting hyped for the rose bowl on w years day in pasadena. pasadena.as cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore e found today, many hawks fans will be there... but it comes at a cost. we did some looking online today.getting a ticket to the

a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars. dollars.:19-:24 deone:42-:46 miketrt 1:01 there's no mistaking it... deone pedersen, iowa city 21:01:26 i have my football hat on and my hawkeye gear. yes, obviously i am.deone pedersen is a hawks fan.she has held some sort of season tickets for more than thirty years.... . but unfortunately that won't get her to the rose bowl in january.deone pedersen, iowa city 21:02:05 i went online and i started looking at things and just decided it was just a little bit... of a dream. pedersen says she has always wanted to see the hawks in the rosebowl, but tickets are just too much. a recent study released by forbes says the average resale ticket price is $705.that price is more than double their nene runner up.they attribute it to pent up demand from iowa hawkeye fans.mike mueller, iowa city21:04:38 we have season tickets here so we just applied for tickets through thatmike mueller is a lucky one of 22 thousand who got tickets through the university of iowa. those were $150-$185.some fans are saving the money to watch the game from hawks country.deone

i'm going to stay at home and go to my friend's houses to watch it there and have a great time. this is the first time the hawks have played in the rose bowl in 25 years.covering the corridor in iowa city, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. cbs 2 news will have complete coverage of the big game.be sure to tunen all next week for special reports from zach hanley and kevin barry.we will also be airing a 30-minute special leading up to the game. road to the roses, airs next thursday at six-30. next on cbs 2 news, the special l present keeping

cbs 2 this morning.s is cheap right now in the u-s but some still dread heading to the pump.tomorrow we'll take a look at one company that could change the way you fill up. ((kelly)) babies born at st - lukes maternity center receive one of their first gifts before they're even a day old. old.volunteers knit tiny baby hats to give to each infant.

one of the hats is placed on their head to keep them warm. this couple has a special hat - one with a christmas tree on it.volunteers knit pink, blue, and holiday y themed hats throughout the year.then they deliver the hats to the hospital - and parents say it's a welcome surprise. uring the holidays, for example, haloween we have little pumpkin hats, and right now we have little santa claus hats, mrs. claus hats, and even the christmas tree hats that have the little star on top." top."round 220-babies are

coming up in sports sportsthe hawkeyes are done with finals -- but still studying stanford -- why iowa doesn't want to be emember by just getting to pasadena -- next on cbs 2. 2."cbs 2 news connects with you.call us at 1-800-222-kgan email us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnect with us on

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making it to the rose for the first time in 25 years is a great accomplishment and the hawkeyes are definately proud of that feat but getting to pasadena isn't what this team wants to be remembered by -- the hawks returned to practice this week and started preparing for stanford -- on christmas eve, they'll fly to cali and contniue those preparations all the up until game day -- because this is a business trip with one goal -- win the rose bowl. "we just gotta maintain our focus because we got a big opportunity ahead of us here to win a rose bowl game. and we're not satisifed with just being in the rose bowl and playing in the game--we wanna win the game." game.""we're playiing in the rose bowl -- this is gonna be an amazing experience, something that you'll always remember, you'll never forget, and you'll tell your children but when twenty five years

come back here to kinnick and be recognized for that game -- do you want to be recognized for just going or do you want to win it? jordan carzeri definately wants to win it -- the senior running back who suffered an ankle sprain in the big 10 title game -- returned to practice this week and says he's playing in the rose bowl l - kirk ferentz t betting the house just yet "i want to help my team win, i want to be able to help my brothers in the battle, in the fight and for this being my last game ever wearing a hawkeye uniform that's exactly what my motivation was to play in this game so i'm ready to go and very greatful and happy for that." that.""based on what i've seen i'm encourgeg and i think time is on our side. hopefully he'll have the pop and explosion you need to be successfull at that position, but yeah, i'm encouraged." tonight's the final tune-up for the iowa men's basketball team before the big 10 season -- the real season begins -- and this year no matter who the hawkeyes have played their mindset has stayed the same from getting up for coppin state or playing a ranked

their praration didn't change -- and that has fran mccaffery feeling good as his team heads into conference play. "i've been realy impressed with our teams ability to come out every night with a mindset that's neceessary to win. i mean even... you look at our losses, we lost to three really good teams and we gave it everything we had. we were in a possition to win, that's dissappointing, but as long as they keep preparing g d competing that way... that will ultimately like you said prepare us for a very difficult conference schedule." the iowa state women wrapped up their non-conference slate with a 79 -- 63 win over northern ariziza. 3 cyclones finished with double doubles -- led by bryanna fern-strom -- who was a block shy of a triple double -- the clones set a school record with 14 blocks in the win. it's been nearly two weeks since the hawkeye wrestlers took the mat to compete -- but since that time, tom brands has been getting his guys ready for midlands -- a 2 day,

best of the best -- that it in no way shshe or form like march madness "if you get knocked out in the national tournament in basketball.. the top 64 or whatever you don't have to come back and get third.. i meme it's almost like a relief. but the great satisfiying thing wrestling is there is a third, a fourth, a fifth, a sixth, a seventh, and an eighth... so when you get knocked off before that championonip you have to come back... and you know what... that's how you find out who is tough and who is not." we will be right back to take

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